Q: Is 240,768,376 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,768,376 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,768,376 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 240768376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 359 718 1,436 2,872 83,833 167,666 335,332 670,664 30,096,047 60,192,094 120,384,188 and 240,768,376, with no remainder.

Since 240,768,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,768,376, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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